The barley rabbit is a large rabbit breed with an adult weight of about 5 to 8 kilograms. The trunk is long, with a natural curve in the back, well-proportioned, with a black hair on the back starting behind the ears and running across the entire back to the tail, with uneven black patches on either side of the black trunk line.

The barley rabbit has shorter hair on the whole body and limbs, and shorter limbs , the toes are very long, and the development of hind limbs is better than that of forelimbs, which also shows that the barley rabbit has better jumping ability and strong limbs.